Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-28
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

! The county of San Joaquin paid into the
/ State Treasury yesterday S5,714 81.
The river had an upward tendency YES
terday, and rose to 10 feet IL inches.
The pay car will settle with the en-
ployes ofthe California Pacific and branches
| to-day.
A floral festival was inaugurated at
Woodland last evening under very favor
able auspices.
The State Board of Examiners have
fixed the price for the amendments to the
| Codes 1886 at 81 so.
There are messages at the Western Union
Telegraph Office for Henry Stack, Mrs.
Brown (care Patsy Duffy, and Miss Cora
Waters.
A thief visited VIM. H. Rhodes premises
o street, between Fourth and Fifth, Tues
day night, and stole number of fine
chickens.
II. w. Dougherty, of this city fell down
the elevator-shaft of Baker & Hamilton's
warerooms in San Francisco, on Tuesday
distance of about ten feet and received a
scalp wound and bruises.
Yesterday afternoon two vehicles, travel
ing in different directions, met and collided
at Thirteenth and + streets, the result be-
ing that one, blackboard, had its springs
broken, but the other escaped injury
Turton & Knox's camp equipage and
tools used in grading for the new railroad
out of Willows were brought back yester-
day, work having been temporarily sus-
pended. Twenty miles Of road have been
graded.
In the case of James Higgins, arrested
by officer Mclaughlin Tuesday on sus-
picion of having stolen bundle of clothing
which he was offering for sale, the police
were unable to substantiate their belief and
he has been discharged from custody.
These arrests were made yesterday: Ra-
phael Vasquez, by officer Rider, for being
drunk; James Sullivan, by officers Able
and Mclaughlin, for petit larceny: Robert
Adams, by officer Franks, for petit larceny;
Isaac Brown, by officer O'Meara, for va
grancy
Tomorrow the school at Sylvan District
will close after successful term. f. Car
rurhers, who has taught during the past
two terms has prepared the scholars for
the closing exercises which are to be con-
cluded by dance. a crush of visitors is
expected.
klllip IL Co.'S sale of Hereford cattle at
Agricultural Park yesterday was not fnan-
clal success, the prices offered being very
low for such fine animals. About So 600
was received from the sale. All the cows
and heifers were sold, but some of the bulls
were Withdrawn.
The case of Charles Mclaughlin, charged
with selling LIQUOR without license, came
up in Justice Davis Court Yesterday. and
was partially tried and then continued I'M
I'll $50 A. NJ. to-day, two witnesses having
failed to appear. Attachments were or
dered to issue for them.
The average Signal Service temperature
IN Sacramento yesterday was 80, which
is 250 warmer than the mean average tenn
perature for nine years on the 9th day of
April. The highest and lowest tempera-
ture was $50 and $50, with light westerly
winds and clear weather.
The Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, convenes in San Francisco at 10 A. NJ.
to-day. Sir Knights VIM. B. Miller and J.
w. Boyd, go down this morning, accom-
panied by their wives, TO attend, and Sir
Knight j. b. Fuller, of Marysville, went
down yesterday afternoon.
The Woodland Democrat saws that Kill
larney Joe, two-year-old son of Killarney
the King, was sold a few days ago to Mr..
Casey, OF Sacramento, for 81, 900. Mr..
Casey has doubled the price of the high
toned youngster, and. claims to have the
coming horse among the flyers"
Early yesterday afternoon a thief appro-
priated two pairs of shoes from in front of
Gus Lsvenson's store. and, though he was
pursued, got away with the property for
awhile, but was eventually gathered in by
officers Able and Mclaughlin and the
shoes recovered, though he tried to throw
them into the river.
Conductor J. b. Calderwood has been
chosen as delegate to represent the Con-
ductors' Association of the Sacramento
Division at the National Convention which
meets at Baltimore early next month, and
Will leave for the East next Tuesday Con-
ductor Chas. w. Post will also go, as
delegate from Oakland Division.
AT the big picnic at Capay on Tuesday,
in which large portion of Yolo county's
population took part, the Woodland and
Madison Baseball Clubs had a contest,
which the latter won by score of 10 to 0.
The junior clubs of Woodland and Madi-
son played game in the morning, in
which the Woodlands were successful
The joint committees of Sumner and
Fair Oaks Corps are requested to meet at
o'clock P. NJ. to-day at 627 J street to con-
slider the work of selecting the Home for
Army Nurses and Widows" Mrs. VIM.
Johnston and Mrs. Silas Garlic who sign
the call, are very anxious that there should
be full attendance, as the business COM
ing before the meeting will require prompt
and decisive action.
The steamer Modoc brought up from
San Francisco yesterday morning 1900
sacks of wheat for the Sacramento Flour
Mills, and last Sunday she brought up 600
sacks for the Phoenix Mill. 1t seems rather
queer to see grain brought to Sacramento
after so much of it has been taken down
from the city during the season, but wheat
is wheat now. 1t comes high, but the
mill men must have it.
At the police office yesterday, in the
course of a conversation relative to Hong
Di, some one remarked that it was scarcely
probable his captors would get more than
half of the reward, suggesting that il was
very probable the up-country people would
seize upon and hang him without
waiting for trial and conviction. 1t was
decided however that the trouble could be
remedied by taking out an accident policy
for the prisoner, in the name of the party
or parties arresting him.
AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE GO-EI,